Chennai - Malls and Multiplex projects, Entertainment & Week End Get Aways - Page 173

veer sahani · June 6th, 2012, 04:09 PM

Yes its 100% sure that LUXE is coming up @ Velachery only, as this is confirmed by SPI customer care in the email query i sent them.....Could be phoenix market city as well...who knows and a even in Forum vadapalani its gonna be a 9 screen sathyam as the news article said a while ago....So lets just wait and watch how things shape up

and '' DARKPRINZ'', do u work at sathyam?? (as u said ''we have already started working on he phoenix mills project?

darkprinz · June 6th, 2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by veer sahani

Yes its 100% sure that LUXE is coming up @ Velachery only, as this is confirmed by SPI customer care in the email query i sent them.....Could be phoenix market city as well...who knows and a even in Forum vadapalani its gonna be a 9 screen sathyam as the news article said a while ago....So lets just wait and watch how things shape up

and '' DARKPRINZ'', do u work at sathyam?? (as u said ''we have already started working on he phoenix mills project?

Got it confirmed today from Satyam team... 'Luxe' is at Phoenix market city only ... It is 11 screen cineplex which is likely to open by Oct/Nov 2012...After this they will start Forum cineplex work...

@ ur second q : I work in Safety and Security system industry...

ceeznic pirate · June 7th, 2012, 07:12 AM

Phoenix market city opening this year!

ilikechennai · June 7th, 2012, 11:16 AM

Do you have any idea whether any gold class screen is coming at luxe @ phoenix market city since they had mentioned in market city website that there are 2 gold class screens coming?

bonoslack7 · June 7th, 2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ceeznic pirate

Phoenix market city opening this year!

Its going to open next year only.

ceeznic pirate · June 7th, 2012, 07:39 PM

so its going to be 'multiplex only' like coromandel plaza for some time?

darkprinz · June 7th, 2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ilikechennai

Do you have any idea whether any gold class screen is coming at luxe @ phoenix market city since they had mentioned in market city website that there are 2 gold class screens coming?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceeznic pirate

so its going to be 'multiplex only' like coromandel plaza for some time?

Enakkum idhe doubts dhan ... Will try to get some details asap...

arunmani · June 8th, 2012, 09:31 PM

Visited Citi Center and EA over the weekend.

The food court in both the malls remainded me of Saravana Bhavan non A/C - people waiting by your table to occupy it as soon as you vacate. The play areas was crowded to the point that I could not enjoy it one bit. It was like ranganathan street. Escape was also very crowded.

One thing I noticed is the Shop levels were pretty empty. Chennaites are really starved for entertainment. Investors should just open malls (for lack of a better term) containg vast food courts, arcade areas and theaters and lean down or totally cut out the space wasted for shops. These would do rearing business.

Was really put off by the qualify of the construction finish in EA. There seems to be contruction going on in EA. Anyone know what it is?

vinodgopal · June 9th, 2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by arunmani

Visited Citi Center and EA over the weekend.

The food court in both the malls remainded me of Saravana Bhavan non A/C - people waiting by your table to occupy it as soon as you vacate. The play areas was crowded to the point that I could not enjoy it one bit. It was like ranganathan street. Escape was also very crowded.

One thing I noticed is the Shop levels were pretty empty. Chennaites are really starved for entertainment. Investors should just open malls (for lack of a better term) containg vast food courts, arcade areas and theaters and lean down or totally cut out the space wasted for shops. These would do rearing business.

Was really put off by the qualify of the construction finish in EA. There seems to be contruction going on in EA. Anyone know what it is?

very true. If one just does a SWOT analysis or market survey, Chennai does not want many multi-brand showrooms and huge names selling for a few thousands of rupees on aparels and outfit. They would just buy something from T Nagar for a fraction of these prices and just cover themselves up for the occasion. Neat presentation thats all rather than some costly show off stuff. But the niche market for those shopoholic rich politician's daughters who would only want a Prada or Gucci handbag costing a few 10's of thousands are unprecidented and can happen anytime or might not happen at all, all day. Dont count on them. Go by the large numbers and survey your market.

Most folks here are foodies. They would try pastas, pizzas, speghettis or Brazilian health drinks like Acai berries or cranberry or Chinese or Thai or whatever food outlet that they come across. Not to forget our own Murugan idly kadai kind of shops. Second thing is window shopping is at a big time percentage in these parts of the country. They'd have money but are stingy or procrastinate by saying we will see next time.

A jewelry shop also might work well in those areas. It is all geographical driven demographics and consumer behavior and patterns of purchase.

win-win · June 9th, 2012, 06:05 PM

friends, any update on old thegaraja theater complex reconstruction by Satyam cinemas. Thanks.

krishnaswamy · June 9th, 2012, 07:44 PM

on VG sir post,
I agree on most of your posts. Here in u.s too, most of the big malls, there are lot of window shoppers only.
people's love for brands are getting increased in the last 10 years. while non-garments may not do well, garment brands are doing well.
I agree with your words on food...
Veetule veg salad panrathai vittuttu, 15 km poi Subway-le veggie delight sapiduvanga..

indiatraveller · June 10th, 2012, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by arunmani

Visited Citi Center and EA over the weekend.

The food court in both the malls remainded me of Saravana Bhavan non A/C - people waiting by your table to occupy it as soon as you vacate.

This is not the scene in Chennai only. I have waited for over 20 mins to get a seat in the food court of Inorbit and Oberoi mall in Mumbai (two of the biggest malls in the city). It is just that the patronage is skewed and the footfalls during weekends are much higher.

Quote:

Originally Posted by arunmani

Chennaites are really starved for entertainment. Investors should just open malls (for lack of a better term) containg vast food courts, arcade areas and theaters and lean down or totally cut out the space wasted for shops. These would do rearing business.

Good point. I have always wondered why no mall developer has ever thought about this. A multiplex with 15+ screens, two floors of food court, one floor with fine dining restaurants and a gaming arcade, one floor with retail shops.

Manjunath kasigavi · June 10th, 2012, 01:12 PM

15+ screens is more

12 to 14 is enough like mayajaal

lordvijay · June 10th, 2012, 08:10 PM

More than 10 is not needed, Maya jaal weekdays la poi parunga, ee ottitu irukkanga,

proprashanth · June 10th, 2012, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lordvijay

More than 10 is not needed, Maya jaal weekdays la poi parunga, ee ottitu irukkanga,

it's due to the long distance to travel from chennai... another -ve is one has to pay toll fee too... if it was inside chennai somewhere (like besant nagar) some where it could have given sathyam tough fight...

balakannan_87 · June 11th, 2012, 03:49 AM

In spectrum mall,perambur the multiplex is going to be by sathyam cinemas, i think they named it as S2 cinemas like their cinemas at nellore!
During Vijay tv awards show in sunday, on ad banner they mentioned S2 cinemas in spectrum mall perambur, visit spicinemas.in

madrasi7777 · June 11th, 2012, 01:51 PM

I checked out the 5D vision theatre next to ESCAPE for a 12 minute movie with my kids. Enjoyed the experience. The kids loved it but they charge 150 bucks for 12 minutes and that was the only downer.

proprashanth · June 11th, 2012, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by madrasi7777

I checked out the 5D vision theatre next to ESCAPE for a 12 minute movie with my kids. Enjoyed the experience. The kids loved it but they charge 150 bucks for 12 minutes and that was the only downer.

is it similar to the one they show at abhirami mall?

Vivekj29 · June 11th, 2012, 09:53 PM

thecinema.in is now spicinemas.in

TShyam · June 14th, 2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TShyam

Jon Nadler, precious metals analyst at Kitco.com referenced this article from TOI Chennai edition to comment about the demand for gold in India.

He says

Good to see T Nagar being mentioned in global newsletters. Infact I am seeing a lot of Chennai based articles cited in gold newsletters of late. The streets of T Nagar are a very good barometer for predicting the physical demand for gold in India.

Another one

http://www.kitco.com/ind/Nadler/20120613.html

June 7th, 2012, 07:12 AM	#3443
ceeznic pirate Chennai-100 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,362 Likes (Received): 932	Phoenix market city opening this year! __________________ flickr \| I Lov Chennai \| Chennai - Delhi - Manali Trip - Jan 2013

June 7th, 2012, 07:39 PM	#3446
ceeznic pirate Chennai-100 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,362 Likes (Received): 932	so its going to be 'multiplex only' like coromandel plaza for some time? __________________ flickr \| I Lov Chennai \| Chennai - Delhi - Manali Trip - Jan 2013

June 9th, 2012, 06:05 PM	#3450
win-win Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79 Likes (Received): 0	thiyagaraja theater friends, any update on old thegaraja theater complex reconstruction by Satyam cinemas. Thanks.

June 9th, 2012, 07:44 PM	#3451
krishnaswamy kris Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chennai/Thanjavur Posts: 7,868 Likes (Received): 433	on VG sir post, I agree on most of your posts. Here in u.s too, most of the big malls, there are lot of window shoppers only. people's love for brands are getting increased in the last 10 years. while non-garments may not do well, garment brands are doing well. I agree with your words on food... Veetule veg salad panrathai vittuttu, 15 km poi Subway-le veggie delight sapiduvanga.. __________________ "Take Risk In Your Life" If you win,you can lead, If you loose,you can guide. - Swami Vivekananda

June 10th, 2012, 01:12 PM	#3453
Manjunath kasigavi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hubli Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 201	15+ screens is more 12 to 14 is enough like mayajaal Last edited by Manjunath kasigavi; June 10th, 2012 at 01:19 PM.

June 6th, 2012, 04:09 PM	#3441
veer sahani Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 27 Likes (Received): 1	Yes its 100% sure that LUXE is coming up @ Velachery only, as this is confirmed by SPI customer care in the email query i sent them.....Could be phoenix market city as well...who knows and a even in Forum vadapalani its gonna be a 9 screen sathyam as the news article said a while ago....So lets just wait and watch how things shape up and '' DARKPRINZ'', do u work at sathyam?? (as u said ''we have already started working on he phoenix mills project?

June 7th, 2012, 11:16 AM	#3444
ilikechennai Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 13 Likes (Received): 5	Do you have any idea whether any gold class screen is coming at luxe @ phoenix market city since they had mentioned in market city website that there are 2 gold class screens coming?

June 8th, 2012, 09:31 PM	#3448
arunmani Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 156 Likes (Received): 8	Visited Citi Center and EA over the weekend. The food court in both the malls remainded me of Saravana Bhavan non A/C - people waiting by your table to occupy it as soon as you vacate. The play areas was crowded to the point that I could not enjoy it one bit. It was like ranganathan street. Escape was also very crowded. One thing I noticed is the Shop levels were pretty empty. Chennaites are really starved for entertainment. Investors should just open malls (for lack of a better term) containg vast food courts, arcade areas and theaters and lean down or totally cut out the space wasted for shops. These would do rearing business. Was really put off by the qualify of the construction finish in EA. There seems to be contruction going on in EA. Anyone know what it is?

June 10th, 2012, 08:10 PM	#3454
lordvijay Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 166 Likes (Received): 0	More than 10 is not needed, Maya jaal weekdays la poi parunga, ee ottitu irukkanga,

June 11th, 2012, 03:49 AM	#3456
balakannan_87 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 32 Likes (Received): 0	In spectrum mall,perambur the multiplex is going to be by sathyam cinemas, i think they named it as S2 cinemas like their cinemas at nellore! During Vijay tv awards show in sunday, on ad banner they mentioned S2 cinemas in spectrum mall perambur, visit spicinemas.in

June 11th, 2012, 01:51 PM	#3457
madrasi7777 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 781 Likes (Received): 94	I checked out the 5D vision theatre next to ESCAPE for a 12 minute movie with my kids. Enjoyed the experience. The kids loved it but they charge 150 bucks for 12 minutes and that was the only downer.

June 11th, 2012, 09:53 PM	#3459
Vivekj29 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 7 Likes (Received): 0	thecinema.in is now spicinemas.in

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